A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The epic true story of Kim Philby, the Cold War's most infamous spy, from the "master storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle) and author of Prisoners of the Castle.

Now an MGM+ series starring Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, and Anna Maxwell Martin

"[A Spy Among Friends] reads like a story by Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, or Jo...show more

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384 pages

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dbinny
Dec 26, 2022
9/10 stars
I watched the 6 part drama on ITVX and found it rather confusing with all the backwards and forwards in time snatches so I have read the book which was used as a source text for the drama. If espionage, international politics and human relationships interest you then I’m sure you will enjoy this Non Fiction work. The right family, prep school, university and gentleman’s club were essential to acceptance into MI6 particularly in days gone by. The...read more

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